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Date:Why California Should Educate Illegal Immigrants Children In Public SchoolsThe laws of immigration have been subjected to debates throughout the history of America, especially in states, such as California, which experiences high populations of immigrants. Recently, questions have been raised by some of the citizens on whether illegal immigrants should continue to be educated or not. This is an issue that has raised emotional controversy. This paper argues in support of this issue whereby the paper suggest that the US states, such as California, should educate illegal immigrants children in public schools.It is evident that educating immigrants who are not documented is costly, but it should also be understood that failure to educate them is more costly. This is because they form a group of low class people with little or no income and this is a threat to a countrys economy. People who oppose educating undocumented immigrants do so following worries, such as rising of state taxes as the immigrants crowd in schools. Crowding itself is also a worry as it is difficult to manage a crowded class. At the end of it all, the quality of education attained is very poor and this affects even the children who are citizens. There is also the worry of deflecting school resources from the children who are citizens following the social and linguistic problems that are encountered by most newcomers. Moreover, it is feared that upon declaration of free education, many illegal immigrants might cross the borders in pursuit of the same (Griffee). It should be noted that above mentioned worries are unfounded. To begin with, it is unlikely that parents may choose to cross the borders for the sake of their childrens education only. There are weighty reasons to cross the borders more than education and some of them might be in desperate search for jobs, economic opportunities or even political asylum. Therefore, these concerns can be addressed by application of less drastic measures than preventing children from accessing education. Current statistics indicate that 75% responsibility of education carried out on undocumented children is borne by very few states, including Florida, New York, California, and Texas. To ensure that these and other states are not burdened, the federal government can bear the responsibility of educating the undocumented children. Educating the illegal immigrants children in public schools would be in the best interest of California. Some undocumented youths were interviewed by Gonzales (602) on the struggles they encountered when they were growing up in the US. From this study, Gonzales concluded that economic arguments were no excuse at all in failure to educate undocumented children, as doing so (educating them) would be in the best interest of the country. He further explained that even though the undocumented students are many to demand for critical intervention by the public policy, their numbers are not large enough to stress systems. He added that there states that have larger populations of undocumented students, such as Texas and California, but the cost of educating them is less compared to how it would cost the country if these children lived without education. He therefore argued that failure to educate illegal immigrants would develop the growth of underclass. From Gonzales study, it is evident that the best interest of the country would not be to create a subgroup of uneducated people. This is because lack of education causes a disastrous impact to any country. Falling to educate illegal immigrants children in public schools is equivalent to punishing children for the sins of their fathers, which is illegal in the US. When Justice Brennan conveyed the courts opinion, he came up with a different argument that favored educating undocumented children. He held that the fundamental justice conceptions would be violated if children were to be punished for the misconducts of their parents. However, critics believed that this was a debatable point. They argued that parents are prone to mistakes each new day. The decisions made by parents affect their children either negatively or positively. For instance, if parents fail to pay taxes, their property will ultimately be seized. The children will definitely suffer humiliation from their parents irresponsibility. However, given that these illegal immigrants bear children in the US, such children are citizens of the state by birth, and they are legible to all rights of the US citizens. Therefore, whether the parents made mistakes or not, this should not be an excuse of preventing undocumented children from accessing education.Conclusion

It goes without saying that whether immigrants or not, all human beings are entitled to education as a basic need. Therefore when the undocumented children wants to get education, as a way to citizenship, they should be given a chance. They should not be humiliated simply because their parents are illegal immigrants. However, it should be ensured that these people have an intent of becoming productive citizens, ready to pay taxes once employed. Undocumented children have the right to learn regardless of their place of origin. The term immigrant is used only to refer to the low class people. After getting education, immigrants should still be given a better life. They should be offered jobs regardless of their origin. They should also be offered amnesty to be citizens with employments and who can pay taxes. These is very essential to show them that despite their origin, they are equally important like the other citizens. Works Cited

Chew, Kristina. "Yes, Immigrant Children Have the Right to Go to US Public Schools." 2011. Care2.com. 17 Oct 2013 .

Gonzalesa, Roberto. "Learning to Be Illegal:Undocumented Youth and Shifting Legal Contexts in the Transition to Adulthood." American Sociological Review 76.4 (2011): 602619.

GRIFFEE, SUSANNAH. "Are Children of Illegal Immigrants Entitled to a Public Education?" 2013. The New York Times Company. 17 Oct 2013 .

Wheeler, Charles. "Analysis of Final Affidavit-of-Support Rule and Forms." Immigrants' Rights Update 20.4 (2006): 1-28.